A common false widow spider. British spider guide: how to identify common species and where to see. Lace webbed spiders are very common and widespread throughout the UK, although less so in the far north. Funnel Web Funnel spider web in bush. One of Britain's biggest spiders has been photographed in ⦠The most important include the widow spiders, funnel-web spiders and Phoneutria spp. Like the false widow spider, the tube web is another immigrant to the UK. That is the young devour the mother after hatching. False widow spiders (Steatoda nobilis and S. grossa) Appearance: Globular body to 10mm, legspan to 25mm. This family includes very common and harmless house spiders, but it also includes very venomous spiders like the black widow. Autumn is a good time to appreciate spiders, when they reach full maturity towards the end of their commonly one-year life cycles. In common with the lace weaver spider, the tube web is matriphagous. Photograph: Alamy. This competition is now closed. Open webs between wall and ceiling built by this lanky building-dweller. The spider gets its name from the long funnel shaped web it spins, which can become very thick with a long retreat at the end, with a labyrinth of tunnels and its egg sac hidden at the end. 9 UK household spiders and webs for you to spot. By Jo Price. Most British spiders found in UK homes are harmless to humans, but lots of people are scared of them nonetheless. Our expert spider guide looks at how to identify UK species, ⦠Description â The aptly-named funnel web is, as you could guess, shaped like a funnel. Carries eggs in jaws. The Agelenidae are a large family of spiders in the suborder Araneomorphae.Well-known examples include the common "grass spiders" of the genus Agelenopsis.Nearly all Agelenidae are harmless to humans, but the bite of the hobo spider (Eratigena agrestis) may be medically significant, and some evidence suggests it might cause necrotic lesions. Other names: Funnel weavers. Overall size: 20mm. However, the matter remains subject to debate. 3. Usually found outdoors on walls, fencing and clutter around the garden, but most common in homes in autumn when males leave their webs to search for female spiders. Generally a little smaller than the false widow ( Steatoda nobilis) with a body size of up to 12mm the lace weaver spider is often mistaken for the false widow. Whether it's in the corner of our living room, in the bath or hanging quietly from the ceiling, these are the most common UK spiders you're likely to spot. Photographer finds a spider in his back garden so big that even the false widows are running scared of it. Season: all year round. Lace web spider - Amaurobius species. UK spiders will often enter our homes in search of somewhere warm to shelter, especially in autumn and winter.. 1 False widow spider Steatoda grossa ... lurks in corners and traps house spiders by flinging silk at them. First recorded in 1845 the spider has made steady inroads into the UK and can now be found across much of southern England. Spider trembles and gyrates if disturbed. STEATODA Nobilis - commonly known as the false widow spider - is native to Madeira and the Canary islands, and is believed to have arrived on British shores via a â¦